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Prior to yesterday’s UFC 159 weigh-ins, middleweight title challenger, Chris Weidman held a UFC Fight Club fan Q & A. During his time on the stage he addressed several issues, one of which being his upcoming fight against reigning champion, Anderson Silva. “I think the best thing that Anderson Silva does is mentally destroy people...

TUF 17 coaches, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen are set to finally settle their feud inside the Octagon tomorrow night in Newark, New Jersey. Today the UFC hit the prudential center for the official weigh-ins ceremony. If you missed today’s UFC 159 weigh-in ceremony you can catch the replay in the player below.

UFC 159 takes place tomorrow night from Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. Today the official weigh-ins ceremony took place and each of tomorrow nights participants hit the scales to make their bouts official. All but one fighter missed the mark for tomorrow’s pay-per-view event and as such has been fined 20%of his fight purse. That...

Heavyweight fighter Matt Mitrione used his first Twitter post since his suspension began to call out UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. This comes only a day after the UFC lifted what turned out to be less than three weeks of suspension. Following Jones’ response to Mitrione’s comments toward Fallow Fox, Mitrione took...

The news broke Thursday that Matt Mitrione will be fighting Brendan Schaub at UFC on FOX 8. Less than three weeks ago, the UFC suspended Mitrione’s contract after the fighter degraded Fallon Fox, a transgender fighter who had been making headlines recently, on a talk show interview. In the media scrum leading up...

Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, and he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. When asked about the growing fan base of both he and his brother Nick, Diaz said he was honored to have garnered such a loyal...

Following a victorious debut into the UFC, Daniel Cormier spoke with BJPenn.com Radio Wednesday night to talk about the team behind the fighter, the American Kickboxing Academy of San Jose, CA. Cormier, winner of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and a two-time US Olympic wrestler, carries with him more experience than most fighters making...

When Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. Coming off of a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7, Diaz felt that he had held his tongue for too long...

Back when Bruce Buffer decided to become the full-time UFC announcer was way before the UFC was bringing in millions upon millions of dollars each month. When Bruce made the decision to take a chance on a sport he had grown to love, it wasn’t something he was doing for the money. The book goes way into...

When Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. Coming off of a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7, Diaz felt that he had held his tongue for too long...

When Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. Coming off of a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7, Diaz felt that he had held his tongue for too long...

The veteran voice of the octagon Bruce Buffer joined the guy’s this past Monday night on Late Night Cageside powered by bjpenn.com. Bruce has been around the UFC and MMA for a long time and has written a book about his personal life, MMA, and the fighters of UFC that will be released sometime in...

Following a decisive win over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, Daniel Cormier talked with BJPenn.com Radio Wednesday night to discuss what lies ahead in his promising career with the UFC. Having been a longtime fighter for the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California, Cormier has been vocal in expressing that he...

The UFC hits New Jersey today for the official UFC 159 weigh-ins ceremony. UFC 159 takes place tomorrow from Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center at 4:00 p.m. ET. Tune in live using the player below.

A midst all the preparation of Jon Jones title defense opposite Chael Sonnen Saturday night. Jones voiced his opinion on Matt Mitrione’s statement about transgender fighter Fallon Fox. Mitrione landed a suspension for calling Fallon Fox “sick” and a “disgusting freak”. The suspension seems to to have already been lifted as Mitrione has been booked...

The UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey says she was disappointed that Tate lost to Zingano but feels a rematch with her is inevitable at some point. When Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano battled it out a few weeks ago for the right to coach on TUF 18 against Rousey, the two did not disappoint....

“I think somebody probably told him he should take it back. My side would have got to him; we would have sued him. We would have just said, “Prove it. That’s a pretty good accusation. Where’s your evidence?” Yeah (I still think he’s a good guy). He took it back. I haven’t accepted his apology,...

UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson (18-7) will battle Cheick Kongo (18-7-2) tomorrow night at UFC 159 in Newark, New Jersey. Nelson will be looking for his third straight win and if things go his way, his third straight by knockout. Even with a loss, however, Nelson believes that a title shot could still be around...

“If he doesn’t want to do a superfight, nobody is going to pressure him to do a superfight. That’s up to him. But Johny Hendricks is next, and soon. Maybe in August (at the Fox Sports 1 launch in Boston). If (Jones) wins and Anderson Silva wins, I really want to see Anderson Silva vs....

Before I run this report, it should be known, that anyone can be accused of anything, and just like in a court-of-law, people should be treated as innocent until proven guilty. However, there have been files charged and TMZ got the scoop. According to legal docs — obtained by TMZ — Vantris Patterson claims Davis...

Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier (12-0) recently made his long awaited UFC debut with a one-sided unanimous decision win over former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose, California. Even though a win over Mir helped validate Cormier in the heavyweight division, the idea of him...

“I definitely want to end this fight in a devastating fashion. My kickboxing coach has been working on some pretty nasty tricks that we believe will fall right into Chael’s tendencies, landing on his chin of course knocking him out. My jiu-jitsu coach is actually having me work on some things that are pretty extensive....

When Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. Coming off of a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7, Diaz felt that he had held his tongue for too long...

On Wednesday night, April 26, Josh Thomson joined BJPENN.COM Radio for the second time in as many months following a huge TKO victory over Nate Diaz in his return to the Octagon on UFC on FOX 7. Thomson’s previous appearance came in late March while he was in training camp for Diaz at the American...

When Nate Diaz joined BJPENN.COM Radio for a special one hour broadcast on Thursday afternoon, April 25, 2013, he had a few things on his mind, to put it mildly. Coming off of a TKO loss to Josh Thomson at UFC on FOX 7, Diaz felt that he had held his tongue for too long...

In what can only be considered as a rare occurrence, one of MMA’s most intriguing fighters, Nate Diaz, joined the BJPENN.COM Radio crew to discuss his most recent fight last weekend against Josh Thomson. You do not want to miss this interview so click play below and enjoy!

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